The Rupture Tense

The Rupture Tense
AuthorJenny Xie
PublisherGraywolf Press
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Pages120
AwardsPEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
ISBN978-1644452011
Preceded byEye Level 
Followed byHolding Pattern 

The Rupture Tense is a 2022 poetry collection by Jenny Xie, published by Graywolf Press. Motivated by Xie's visit to China in 2019, the book's poem discusses her Chinese American identity alongside the broader history of the Cultural Revolution. It was nominated for several prizes and won a PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award.